Baby Peggy, the Elephant in the Room

2012

Netherlands

58min

Directed by: Vera Iwerebor

Written by: Vera Iwerebor

Cast: Baby Peggy, Hobart Bosworth, Jack Earle

Baby Peggy was one of the most bankable stars of the silent film era, making 150 films in less than five years – all the more astonishing for the fact she was only 19 months old when she made her screen debut. Now an author and activist, Diana Serra Cary recalls her infancy spent as a million-dollar asset of the Studio System.